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Day Sixteen

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by lunchtime the outline of the new dormer was there
by lunchtime the outline of the new dormer was there

I left the subphotographer to record the proceedings today so I can’t really tell you how it went.  I’ll simply show you what’s happened in my absence.

end of day today
end of day today
inside once everyone had gone
inside once everyone had gone

It is so good to see some construction rather than destruction happening.  The dormer has really opened up the space at the front upstairs.  This window will be shared by the two front bedrooms.  Each bedroom will also have a Velux window.

It is a joy to report that today I finally finished ordering the downstairs bathroom.  I have spent far too much time deciding exactly what to have in it. Phew, I’m done.  We’re to have a bath, sink, toilet and a shower.  Pretty standard issue bathroom in the end, it was deciding which one of each particular item to choose that took the time.  There are so many variable factors that getting it all sorted is way more torturous than I remember from the last time we chose a bathroom.  Can you believe I spent an hour and a half at a builders’ merchant this afternoon to sort out the shower, enclosure and tray?  I thought I had it sorted before I went in!  Anyway, that’s a good job done and hopefully choosing the rest will be a cinch.

Other Stuff

The subphotographer (my husband) thought you might like to know that he ran all the way home from Musselburgh yesterday. Pretty impressive. Ten miles – it took him an hour and a half and the best bit is he deliberately ran an extra few metres to make it the 10 miles exactly. Not bad eh!

Day Fifteen

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snowdrops are well and truly out now
snowdrops are well and truly out now

I really like it when I’ve been out all day and loads of visible change has happened when I get home.   Great one today, the dormer has gone.  It has been a glorious day and everything is going well.  The alarm has gone downstairs now which means the upstairs can finally be finished at the back right corner.  Some pipework has gone in for the upstairs bathroom and obviously the prep is all there for the new dormer.  It is so bright up there, it’s brilliant, especially on a day like today.

the view at 8am this morning
the view at 8am this morning
when I returned there was no dormer
when I returned there was no dormer
all sealed up overnight
all sealed up overnight
looking to the front window
looking to the front window
pipework for upstairs bathroom
pipework for upstairs bathroom

I know a photo of pipes is pretty dull but I just have to record everything I can here.

Other Stuff

Yesterday was another brilliant day, we nipped out down to Portobello, Edinburgh’s seaside, for a quick walk with the dogs and then visited the Luca’s at Musselburgh.  Great lunchtime food again, kids love it there too.  When I got home I did something I’ve always wanted to do.  At the last house I nurtured a compost heap for 8 years and never used the compost.  The revelation yesterday was that I emptied one of the compost bins here and spread it on the ornamental cherry and some other places.  I must say that Monty Don now has competition on his hands.  I thought it was brilliant.  I even took a picture of it for you.

more boring than pipes? sorry
more boring than pipes? sorry

Should be another good day tomorrow, see you then x

Day Fourteen

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That’s the end of the third week and what a difference.  The space for the stairs is nearly sorted, the prep for the front dormer has been done and as much of the floor as possible is down. The new megatank is in, we have hot water and heating for the weekend which is joyous.  We still have the bathroom to finalise and order and we are nearly there, I think.

Here are the daily progress photos, thanks to my inhouse photographer.

down to old bathroom, the space framed in timber is where the stair will go
down to old bathroom, the space framed in timber is where the stair will go
looking front to back
looking front to back
looking forward today
looking forward today

 

 

Other Stuff

What a fantastic day it has been in Edinburgh, sunny, bright and little wind.  We were at the Zoo today which was somewhere we went loads when the boys were little.  Towards the end of our membership I felt that every time we went there were fewer animals and things were going downhill.  We did not renew our membership. I am delighted to say my faith in the zoo has been completely restored today.   The pandas were first on our list and they were very entertaining to watch and totally lived up to the hype there’s been about them. Brilliant creatures.  The rest of the time was spent wandering up and down (if you’ve been there you’ll know what I mean), checking out the squirrel monkeys, rhinos, penguins and lots more too.  We had 6 children with us and they had a great time spotting the animals and we spent ages in the chimpanzee house watching our close relatives.  My friend and I debated the right and wrongs of keeping such intelligent apes in captivity while the children did the obligatory brass rubbings with the fantastically enthusiastic volunteers.  We now have the penguin.  I enjoyed it so much I’m considering getting a family membership again.

Wishing you all a great weekend x